The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-08-17

over the railroad on Saturday evening
attached to the 1862 passenger train.
There is steam piano in the car which
dscoursed music and flung spray to
the great delight of the small youth
who were near enough to hear aud see,
1t is being quietly circulated that
in spite Of the fact that the Standard
has knocked the price of Lima oil
down to Is cents on account Of its al.
legged worthlessness, the Solar refinery
(StaDdard) is using 1000 barrels Of
the article daily.
-Siverlyville correspondence to Oil
City Blizzard Mr.. Hood, of Tunes.
ia, Pa, is erecting a two.story build
ing on Imperial avenue. The first
floor he will occupy with meat mar.
ket and the upstairs will be used as a
dwelling for his family, whom he will
remove to this place.
Mr.. Ritter of Mayburg, went over
to Titusville, Monday morning. He
is one of the committee on arrange
ments for the F. M. Campmeeting to
be held there commencing today. The
meeting will continue one week. Quite
number of persons from this place
and this county will attend.
This is the time Of year when the
farmer who does not take a newspaper
because he cannot afford il meets with
two or three travelling confidence men,
and gets cheated out of enough money
in one day to pay for a subscription
to half dozen daily papers from
every State in the Union.-Ez.
Business men should look out for
a new counterfeit one dollar piece.
The piece is Of excellent workmanship
and when new is exceedingly hard to
detect except by its weight. 1t is
made Of glass and composition, and
after short time it will tarnish. 1t
is thought to be the work of western
counterfeiters.
"A bush meeting will be held at
Nebraska commencing on Friday eve
ming of this week and continuing Sat.
urday evening, Sunday morning, af
ternoon and evening. Rev. Small will
conduct the meeting and will be as.
sisted by Rev. J. z. Armstrong of
Franklin, Pa. The attendance prom.
ises to be good. All are invited.
Robert Young, of Newmanville,
has taken the agency of the Washing.
ton Street Nurseries, of Geneva, N.
Y, very reliable firm, and has be.
gun his canvass for the fall delivery.
Mr.. Young's word may be relied on,
and being a citizen of the community,
should receive the patronage of those
in want o. nursery stock hereabouts.
The following puzzle may be of
interest: Two trains, each consisting
of locomotive CA and B) and four
cars and travelling in opposite direc.
tions on same track meet each other
at turn table large enough to hold
either an engine and car, two cars
or both locomotives. They must pass
each other, and it can be done. N Y
Sun.
The name of P. G. Boyle, mana
ger, appears at he head of the Brad
ford Era editorial column, vice w. F.
Jordan & Co. A reduction of price
is also noticed, though there is no an.
nouucement of any other change.
John Douglas, formerly of the Der.
rick, has gone to take the position Of
foreman of the Era composing room,
-Btizzdrd.
On Friday night last, Pittsburgh
had a 100000 fire. The fire origi
mated in the upholstery store of Henry
Holtzmann, occupying the basement
and first floor of Masonic Hall, on
Fifth Avenue. 1t is said to have orig.
mated by some persons throwing a
lighted match into, waste basket
containing refuse paper. The loss is
probably fully covered by insurance
We have just received one of the
prettiest songs ever written, called
There's no one like Mother to me,
by Charles A. Davies. For a nice
home song, in which both the words
and music are SO very pretty, it il
hard to equal. 1t can be played oil
the piano or organ, and will be sent tC
any address for only % 1.cent stamps
Address the publisher, j. G. Greene &
Co. 20 and 40 Arcade Cincinnati. o